CD-ROM Software

P. Jasco, CD-ROM Software, Dataware and Hardware Evaluation, Selection and Installation, Libraries Unlimited, Englewood Cliffs, Colo., 1992. 

Elements. Science and Nature Interactive CD-ROM Software Series. London Mentorom Multimedia, YITM,... 

Grant of Licence. This Licence Agreement ( Licence ) permits you to use one copy of the INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION AND METABOLISM CD-ROM software product acquired with this Licence ( Software ) in accordance... 

KnowItAll Bio-Rad s SadtlerT software database solutions for spectroscopy numeric IR, NMR, MS, NIR, and Raman data Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. commercial CD-ROM periodi- cally www.bio-rad.- com... 

Budgeting. These changes in the storage and retrieval of chemical information requite that Hbraries and information centers now consider not only what should be purchased but also what monies should be allocated for the purchase of information in nonprint formats such as CD-ROMs (compact disk read-only memory) and on-line databases. Coupled with this is budgeting for the cost of hardware and software to enable the rapid and cost-effective deHvery of needed information (15). The geometric increase in sources, both printed and on-line, has increased the role of information speciaHst as an expert in the deHvery of chemical information. Retrieval from increasingly diverse and complex sources becomes the paramount issue for searchers of chemical Hterature in the 1990s. 

The National Chemical Laboratory for Industry (NCLl), Japan, has developed an integrated Spectral Database System (SDBS) which is available to users in Japan. AU spectra were deterrnined at NCLl under controUed conditions and are available on a PC/CD-ROM or magnetic tape. The system has both H-nmr (6000 compounds) and C-nmr spectra (5700 compounds), along with searching software. NCLl has also developed an integrated C— H-nmr system that can be used for two-dimensional data elucidation (70,71). 

Mass Spectroscopy. A coUection of 125,000 spectra is maintained at Cornell University and is avaUable from John WUey Sons, Inc. (New York) on CD-ROM or magnetic tape. The spectra can be evaluated using a quaHty index algorithm (63,76). Software for use with the magnetic tape version to match unknowns is distributed by Cornell (77). The coUection contains aU avaUable spectral information, including isotopicaUy labeled derivatives, partial spectra, and multiple spectra of a single compound. 

Electronic mail and electronic conferencing services are not counted as separate databases, but when such electronic services are included with a database they are counted as aspects of the associated database and the database is classified accordingly. Several commercial online services make software databases available online, eg, the Microsoft Programmers Library, MacTutor, and Atari RoundTable. Several producers offer CD-ROM databases containing software. Such software databases contain the coding and documentation for software packages and so are classified as software databases. These are different from directories of software that are classed as directory databases. 

The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM which contains two PC-based software packages the Mass Exchange Network (MEN) software and LINGO. The following sections summarize the basic features and installation instructions for the two packages. 

The IMES software is an MS-DOS application capable of running on a network. Model codes and documentation can be downloaded from the CD-ROM to a hard drive. An MS-DOS interface is included to provide easy access to IMES and to the model directories, althougli such is not required to access the files. This third edition provides an HTML Interface for s iewing the model directories and Internet sources of some the models. 

NEW Spartan Model Electronic Modeling Kit, A set of easy-to-use builders allow for the construction and 3-D manipulation of molecules of any size or complexity— from a hydrogen atom to DNA and everything in between. This kit includes the SpartanModel software on CD-ROM, an extensive molecular database, 3-D glasses, and a Tutorial and Users Guide that includes a wealth of activities to help you get the most out of your course. (0-495-01793-0)... 

When study data need to be transferred to the Study Director at regular intervals (typically after each application, sampling, and shipment), the e-mail and attachment transfer rate is critical. In isolated field sites, with poor telephone tine quality, the upload can take hours. This is also a problem when downloading software updates. Also, the upload/download time may be a problem when it ties up the only telephone tine or fax tine. If available in the area, the use of a faster form, such as cable modem or digital subscriber line (DSL), is preferable. Since telephone tine quality is a common problem, it would be best if software developers sent updates on CD-ROMs. 

Conformity test software Reports if a dossier on CD/ROM conforms to the CADDY format specification. Current version Revision 18, April 20, 1998. Freely available... 

Chemistry Interactive CD-ROM Vocabulary PuzzleMaker Software, Windows/Maclntosh Glencoe Science Web site science.glencoe.com... 

Once you have your SAS data ready for transport, you need to determine a means to deliver it. There are many ways to send data, but you should strive for process simplicity and data security. To keep your data secure and to comply with 21 CFR-Part 11, you need to encrypt your data files for transport. The best encryption you can use is key exchange high-bit encryption software such as PGP, which creates essentially unbreakable files when used properly. Once your data files are encrypted, you can either send them on physical media such as CD-ROM or send them electronically with secure transmission software such as Secure File Transport Protocol (SFTP). If you need to send data to someone once, a CD-ROM is simple enough to produce. However, if you need to send the data repeatedly, then you should use a more automated electronic method of data exchange. Shell scripts and batch files can be written to automate the electronic data transfer process. 

Her editions are available, we recommend the new 3rd edition, which includes a CD-ROM with NMR prediction software. 

The publisher and the authors accept no legal responsibility for any damage caused by improper use of the instructions and programs contained in this book and the CD-ROM. Although the software has been tested with extreme care, errors in the software cannot be excluded. 

Read Only media include the CD (Compact Disk), both Audio and CD-ROM (Read Only Memory) formats, and the more recently introduced DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) and DVD-ROM formats. DVD formats have a much higher data capacity than a CD-ROM, with the capacity depending on whether one or two recording layers are used. These read-only (i.e., prerecorded) media are largely the domain of entertainment and software distribution and publishing.196... 

E-Z Solve software, on CD-ROM, is included with the text. Bv utilizina this t software, students can have more time to focus on the development of design models and on the interpretation of calculated results. The software also facilitates exploration and discussion of realistic, industrial design problems. 

A web site at www.wiley.com/college/missen is available for ongoing support of this book. It includes resources to assist students and instructors with the subject matter, such as sample files, demonstrations, and a description of the E-Z Solve software appearing on the CD-ROM that accompanies this book. 

The CD-ROM version of the data base can be efficiently searched with a menu-driven type of software called Search Express. It allows one to search with Boolean expressions as well as individual words and/or frequency of hits as a function of the number of documents retrieved on a given topic. Numerous searchable fields have been included, allowing one to retrieve information by a variety of means, for example, the compound name the chemical registry number, the amount of material released into the air, water, or land the location of the site of release and the SIC code of the releasing party. One can also employ ranging methods with available numeric fields and sorting of output. 

Users can easily search the CD-ROM by employing the Aldrich catalog number, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number, chemical name, or molecular formula. One can also export the chemical structures to some supported software for subsequent inclusion into word processing programs. The product is available from Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., 940 West St. Paul Ave., Milwaukee, WI 54233. 

Pollution and Toxicology (POLTOX). This CD-ROM library also focuses our attention on environmental health and safety concerns. Scientists working in any industry or capacity that deals with toxic or potentially toxic chemicals will find it very useful. It allows one access to seven major data bases in this field in a single search through its use of linking features in its software. The distributors of this product have provided us with a spectrum of information dealing with toxic substances and environmental health. 

Not all relatively new and universally recognizable cyber terms have sinister connotations or meanings, of course. Consider, for example, the following digital terms backup, binary, bit, byte, CD-ROM, CPU, database, e-mail, HTML, icon, memory, cyberspace, modem, monitor, network, RAM, Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity), record, software, World Wide Web—none of these terms normally generates thoughts of terrorism in most of us. 

For some of the examples, you may wish to simulate a circuit provided with the software installation. The easiest way to use the example files is to open the files installed on the hard drive. However, in some cases, these files may not be available and you must use the files from the CD-ROM that accompany this text. To use these files you must take two steps (1) use the Windows Explorer to copy the files of interest to a directory on your hard drive, and (2) use the Windows Explorer to change the properties of those files to not read-only. 

Software tools including manuals (HELP routines) describing in detail the use of ID WIN-NMR, 2D WIN-NMR and GETFILE supplied on CD-ROM. 

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